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The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1887-09-29

The Republican Mass Meeting in the
Court House on Tuesday evening
was addressed by Col. Robertson OF
Delaware county and was quite well
attended. Tho speaker had good
audience-a mixture of true blue re
publicans and democrats open to
conviction-but he seemed handicap
ped with a mistaken idea Of opinions
and privileges in Snyder county, and
as u result wavering and uncertain in
his remarks. What our old Bourbon
Democrats need are "facts and fig
gers" double -bolted, iron-clad and
warranted proof against fire and wa.
ter.
An exchange says new and novel
method Of raising money for churches
is most cheerfully recommended to all
congregations given to heroic exploits
in the way of fairs, festivals and al.
lied devices for raising money. A
box Is placed in some convenient
place, and upon the birthday of any
member OF the church or Sunday
school, that person puts in pennies
corresponding to the number of years
and each year the box is opened and
n sung sum realized. II the church
has large congregation the amount
will be surprisingly large. The boxes
are called birthday bones, and have
become quite popular in many towns
where the scheme has been tried.
The South Bend Qnd.) Times says
The editor Of this paper enjoyed the
exquisite pleasure OF taking by the
hand, this morning, his old time
friend, Col. A. G. Simpson, Of Selins-
grove, Pa, whom he has not met
since 1866. The Colonel is a leading
lawyer OF Central Pennsylvania, and
80 years ago, in a private way,
so ught to prepare and qualify the
present editor OF tho Times for the
legal pro fession. Col. Simpsons
grandson is a student at Notre Dame,
and the Colonel speaks in glowing
terms OF that magnificent educational
institution. He is on his way to Mis-
souri,, and left for Chicago this after-
noon.
Al. Arbogast who several weeks ago
absconded after swindling Mr.. App,
OF near Selinsgrove, of several thous-
and dollars, was last week seen at
Williamsport by some person who
telegraphed the intelligence to Selins-
grove. His arrest was at once order.
ed, which was effected on the train at
Elmira, N. Y. The parties claimed
the 800 reward set upon his capture,
which caused some delay in getting
out the requisition papers from New
York state to permit his removal to
this state. Or Saturday last the pa
pers came and Mr.. App started for
his:man, but upon his arrival at selins-
grove dispatch awaited him, bear
ing the intelligence that the five days
time allowed for getting out the re-
QUESTION papers had expired and that
Arbogast had besn released and was
on his way to Torento, Canada. Mr..
App, OF course, did not go to Elmiral
Abogast is safe In Canada and with
thumb and finger to his nose, sends
back the Dutchman's greeting Bet
ter have 'em shunt os grisk him Gil !
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-05-21

"A correspondent of the Record states
the case for the public as against the pri-
vate ownership of land, strikingly if not
forcibly, in saying that he would rather
have the privileges of Washington street
and let the public own it, than have some
back alley all to himself. 1t may be that
there would be just as many and just as
elegant houses and stores and mills and
hotels if there were no private ownership
of land. But it is not made apparent by
pointing to streets and parks and public
libraries and schools and churches. It
rather seems to us that these are made
possible by the fact that there is private
property in land. This opinion, or pref
udice, is supported by the outcome of all
attempts to shave all things in common"
1. Ma.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-05-21

Nothing hath wrought more prejudice
to religion, or brought more disparagement
upon truth, than boisterous and unreasonable
zeal.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-05-21

A Sons Tribute to Father-Sermon in st.
Pauls Church, Chicago, May Is, by Rev. J.
Coleman Adams.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1887-09-07

meter and am prepared for any acci-
dent, though the police have promised
to come in and arrest us at any time
we may agree upon.
In closing. sir, allow me to express
the hope that you will surely be at the
duel and that you will bring your
dinner.
My second will offer you the choice
of weapons, with an opportunity for
retraction. If you enter into life and
its enioyments with real zest, l would
advise you to avail yourself of the op-
portunity to retract, for, although, sir,
/ would be great deal happier with
your hearts blood, the retraction will
do me just as we'll and you need not
humiliate yourself in writing it. l
do not ask you, sir, to grovel. You
can write retraction which will not
compromise you at all and yet one
that will give ME much pleasure.
In the meantime, sir, shall remain
at the above address, awaiting your
decision, and whatever it may be, sir,
/ beg to remain your most obedient
antagonist and we'll wisher.
WILLIAM DE NYE,
Formerly Duke of Sweetwater County
and Referee during the Modoc War"
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1887-09-07
After the Boom.

"The real estate season must b,
about over" said friend to a real es
tate agent in Dakota town which
has enjoyed an unprecedented boom.
"Yes, things will be rather quie
now till next spring"
"Did you make much out of th,
boom Z"
"Oh, yes, we did pretty we'll though
We were to considerable expense and
had some heavy losses"
"What expenses do you refer to
office rent p
Eyes, partly, but then that isn't
very heavy, this Office only costs us
81 a month. The biggest expense
was paying our share for having thir-
teen railroads surveyed into this place.
That cost us about hundred dollars. "
"But they will be surveyed for next
year so you won't have that expense
then"
"Yes, but we're liable to have to
put two or three men with teams and
scrapers out on one of the roads in
the spring-can't sell real estate al
ways on surveys alone. Then we had
to pay hundred dollars towards
description of the boom in the St.
Paul and Minneapolis papers and
another hundred for livery bills and
fifty dollars towards paying the men
we hired to drive round the streets
and saw on the lines and act in an
awful hurry every time any land buy
ers came to town"
"How about that street car r.
"Yes we had to chip in ten dollars
towards that and / expect that next
year we'll have to lay some track and
hire man to drive the car back and
forth-the eastern capitalists will get
onto the scheme of having that car
stand there in the mud"
"What were some of the losses you
spoke Oft"
"Well, tramp who happened to
be pretty well dressed said that he
was from Chicago and only waiting
for a remittance to buy heavily of our
real estate. We believed him, guar
anteed his board at the hotel for a
week and then he skipped"
"Was that all I"
"Oh, no. A man from Omaha beat
me out of $500 at poker and then left
me without buying a lot. Then we
passed bogus checks and lent money
to men from St. Louis to the extent of
some $500. Then ministerial-look-
ing chap from Milwaukee bought a
block to build an orphan asylum on
and managed to get the deed and skip
without paying cent. Take it all
together, though, l don't know as we
can complaint guess we cleared
about forty thousand for the season."
Dakota Bell.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1887-09-07
Felt Mad About 1t.

Excuse me-" he said as he halted
citizen on the street, "but have a
sure and speedy cure for that mild
form Of erysipelas ip your face. II
is only 81 bottle"
"Erysipelas" howled the other.
I'll warrant cure in very few
weeks"
"You old idiot, don't you Low
nothing" shouted the enraged man
"Erysipclas |! Why, brought this
face on me with whisky. Am to be
insulted after working as have done
for the last twenty years7 Go on, SIR
or I'll do you serious injury. Free
Press.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1887-09-07

Pawnbroker (who has been awak-
ened at 3 A. M)-Now, then, what's
all this about Wodderyerwant?
Benighted wayfarer-'Sh all right,
No 'fensh, old h'h. ! merely wan &
know 4 you'll iush look a. tn time
b'my wash. Yon gorrit in yo' shop,
y'know. Landau.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1887-09-07

81 see" said talkative guest to an
uptown hotel clerk, "tbat St. Louis
has the biggest bore in the country
an artisan we'll over 5000 feet deep"
The clerk sighed and said: "Well,
the man who stands behind this coun-
ter for day will agree that there are
bigger bores than the one in st. Louis.
Hotel Gazette.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1887-09-07

Canadians owe the pleasure of hav-
ing as their guests Mr.. McGarigle
and long list of other gentlemen
from beyond the border, mainly from
the fact that each boodler despair
ed of finding on the jury foreman
worthy of his steal.-Toronto Grip.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1887-09-07

Mother (anxiously)--"Pm afraid
you are giving the baby too much SUI
gar, James ?" Father-"Not at all,
my dear. / want him to be full of
grit"
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1887-09-07

Hanging is too good for painting
that is badly executed.-New Age.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1887-09-07

In an advertisement by railway
company of some uncalled for goods,
the letter. 81" had dropped from the
word lawful, and it read: people to
whom these packages are directed, are
requested to come forward and pay
the awful charges on the same."-Ex.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1887-09-07

A stable government should be one
that is ruled by horse sense.-Lowell
Courier.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1887-09-07

A Georgia paper says that Mr..
Wheeler, of Hancock county, cut a
watermelon few days ago, and when
opened it displayd distinctly formed
"W" on both halves. This must have
been one of the melons that will "W"
up.-Norristown Herald.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1887-09-07

To remove mosquitoes from room,
mix four ounces of oil Of cloves, two
ounces oil Of peppermint, three ounces
oil of lavender. eight ounces of capsi-
cum, eight ounces of camphor, half a
pint spirits of turpentine, and half a
pound of insect powder. Catch the
mosquitoes and give them half a tea.
spoonful every Is minutes. As soon as
they show paralysis hit them tenderly
with paving rammer. They can
then be removed from the room with
out danger.-Springfeld Union.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1887-09-07

Why is there so much stress laid on
making an exit at theatres easy? 1t
is the getting in easy that most people
would like.-St. Paul Herald.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1887-09-07

See how tastes differ. The Ameri-
can is very fond of an outing, but a
knouting makes the Russian mad
Pittsburgh Chronicle.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1887-09-07

The man who left home to spend
the summer with his family has just
returned. The summer is not yet
spent, but his money is.-Ex.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1887-09-07

Mr.. Spurgeon says: "A wild goose
never lays tame egg" No, it nev'
er does but the egg will become
tame, Mr.. Spurgeon, if you keep it
long enough. Tame Insipid, sir
insipid. And after that it will begin
to grow wild again wilder than ever;
so wild that its own mother wouldn't
recognize it. She wouldn't want to ;
she would want to disown it as unfit
for any use save to attend unpopular
lectures.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1887-09-07

A Chinese bank official embezzled
$4,000 taels He was caught and be-
headed, probably on the principle
that dead men tell no taels.-Boston
Post.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1887-09-07

A man escaped from Rhode
Island Jail by making rope of news
papers twisted together Newspapers
have got many scoundrel into Jail,
but they are not often used to get
scoundrels out. Times.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1887-09-07

"You should have been at the
butchers and grocers' picnic to-day"
was the remark made to an uptown
barber the other evening. "Wby, I'm
not \ butcher" General snicker
around the shop.-Buffalo News.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1887-09-07

Politics began when Joseph was
sold out by his brethren.-New Or
leans Picayune.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1887-09-07
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Advertising +

saeiness Cards, one year, ono dollar per line.
Locu notices. among local reading matter, ten
tents per line for each insertion.
business notices. i've cents per line each insertion
Births, Marriages and Deaths free.
opituariss' Resolutions, Cards Of Thanks, etc,
at advcrtisins rates.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1887-09-07

In one respect newspapers are like
women-when they get a new dress
they are bound to show it.-Charles-
town Enterprise.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1887-09-07

The order that the police of New
York must arrest all the monkeys
found on the streets, has created con-
sternation among the dudes.-Phila-
delphia Call.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1887-09-07

Revenue cutters-Carlisle and Nor
rison.-Puck.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1887-09-07

Old Sol should have been indicted
for murder in the 10th degree
Washington Critic.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1887-09-07

There is no use crying over spilled
milk, 1t may be three parts water
Boston Courier.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1887-09-07

Governess-"And what country
man is your papa ?"
Pupil-"Papa is bilious subject. /"
-Moonshine.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1887-09-07

Keely says that he will live to see
his moter finished. Alas then, who
will live to see Keely finished.-Alta
California.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1887-09-07

Why is hades like corner in
graini Because there is a dell in it.
Boston transcript.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1887-09-07

j. Gould is proprietor of the largest
watering place in the world-his Of
fice.-Springfeld Saturday Mirror.
Morning journal and courier., 1887-07-14
THE HOTTEST YET.
Persp1r1ns People Seek the Sea shore Even the Derby Railroad Problem has no Charms.

A PerspIring People Seek the Sea
 shore Even the Derby Railroad
 Problem has no Charms.
 Yesterday was, according to most of the thermometers about town, the hottest day of the year thus far. It was so anyway ac- cording to universal public opinion. It was far from being as hot as on that terribly hot day one September a few years ago, when it was dangerous to make any serious physical exertion when exposed to the sun rays. The day yesterday was hot enough, however, and perspiring citizens mopped their heated brows and wanted to "sit in their bones" and even on the Derby railroad question and the prospect of an injunction being served on the city people were indisposed to talk. The soda fountains fzzed from early morn till dewy eve, the Sayin Rock horse cars were laden with people trying to escape from the heat by getting in cool place at the shore, and not few New Haven trunks were packed for Saratoga, the White Moun- tains, Newport, Asbury Park and other re- sorts where cooler atmosphere is expected to prevail. The ice-cart men have found business extremely good for the last ten or twelve days, and the men with the hot roast ed peanut stands have disappeared. The picnic season is in full blast, the city's bath ing houses are full each day at high water of people, mostly young folks, anxious for bath. Few people essay to chamber up the heights of East Rock Park, but many visit breeze is seldom absent at the top of the
Morning journal and courier., 1887-07-14
mERTDEN-wATERRURY.
The Work in Building the New Road

The Work in Building the New Road.
 The Waterbury American in the course of long article on the Meriden-W Waterbury road says:
 Soon the dirt will be flying at both ends of the Meriden- Waterbury road and by next December it is thought it will be completed. The Italians are working now at the Meriden end, and they will begin at this end next week. Frank D. Howell, assistant engineer, of Philadelphia, l.. B. Hamilton of this city. P. F. Causey of Milford, Del. and c. Doherty of Msriden form the corps of engineers at this terminus who have been making things ready. Their part of the work is this side of the Wolcott mountain. It is there that the steepest grade will come.
 The construction will probably begin at Harper's Ferry on Mad river and work this way. Passing down along the river by Rog- CTS G Brothers, a corner of St. Joseph's cemetery which has not been used will be taken off, and in return an equal piece of Rogers 6 Brothers land will be given the cemetery. The road will go under Dublin street, which will have to be raised trifle to accommodate it. Coming down to the Scovill Manufacturing company's the road crosses the raceway. A change has been made in the line by the American mills. Instead of following along by River street and crossing very close to the mill the road will go across the pond for 500 feet and go under Liberty 6LI6eL Ol LLo cttoG SLUG Oi Lue IlV0T. 1Qlb VIII avoid some heavy land damages and the cut ting into valuable part of Blake & John- sons property. Then the road will go over South Main and run down into Benedict 6 Burnham's yards with side line for their &C., commodation at grade in the yards. Here the work will end for the present, but later the road will be extended across the Nauga- tuck river and railroad to the New England road. Joseph Hugh Crawford, of Pennsyl vania, is the chief engineer. V. F. Valdez, of Meriden, is his senior assistant with general surveillance of the whole road. Their office is in Meriden. At that end the engin- eers under MT. Valdez are men mostly from the surrounding country; among them, Will liam Clark, Morris Hacker, G. A. Scholle, A. B. Cushing, Ernest Morse and Bradley Miles. The Italians who will arrive next week will be quartered in shanties along the line, one of their camps to be near Harper's Ferry.
 The Meriden Republican says: "Engineer Valdez has been purchasing the right of way for the Meriden and Waterbury the past week and has completed his duty as far as Dublin street.
Morning journal and courier., 1887-07-14
DOWN THE SOUND.

NOrwalk's Shore Watering Place
 While all about New Haven watering places and shore resorts have sprung up in the last twenty years, and while Derby folks and the valley folks generally have their Merwins Point, and New London has Mystic Island, Norwalk not to be behind the age has her Bell Island. The island was bought by the Foster Brothers, of Danbury, few years since, with 0 view to convert it into sum-
 ner resort for themselves and few Danbury friends. but Danbury is now in the minority, outsiders having como in until now they out number the Danburians, three to one.
 The Gazette says Between thirty and forty cottages have been built, and they are full, and the cry is for more. The following is portion of the cottages that are occupied by owners and families, viz: Charles Will cox, Lewis Jones, Mrs. Signor, Charles Benedict, J. H. Foster, J. A. Beckwith, N. Barnum, Thomas Brown, George Hoyt, F. L. Butler, Charles Durand, Mrs. J. P. Hull, J. A. Beal, Dr. Pinneo, George Du- rand, Thomas J. Morgan, John Cotter, Mill ton Noble at the Shepard cottage, Mir. Ensign at J. H. Posters, Rev. Mir. Gumbart and MT. Hannah occupy the Haviland cottage, Thomas Owens at the Woodruff cottage, Mrs. Judd at the We'll cottage and numerous oth CTS, including the families of the owners of the island. As the summer population in- ereases 80 have the facilities for reaching there, and now the steamer Island Belle makes fourteen stops at the pier daily and the mail is sent over twice daily from the Wilson Point postof6ce.
Morning journal and courier., 1887-07-14
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